Maximum resolution 1280 by 800??

[Shandy]

Hi, I've just come back to a laptop I haven't used in awhile and I know this system is a pretty crappy but I was sure that it used to run at higher display resolution than it does.
I can only select a maximum display of 1280 x 800, is this normal for this card?

(Drivers are out of date but I updated and it made no change so rolled it back again)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/11/2012, 21:49:42
       Machine name: JOSIE-PC
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.120402-0336)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
       System Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-72 (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
             Memory: 2046MB RAM
          Page File: 1617MB used, 2713MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series
     Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
        Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x95C4)
         DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_95C4&SUBSYS_3600103C&REV_00
   Display Memory: 1018 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 252 MB
    Shared Memory: 766 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
      Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
   Driver Version: 8.17.0010.1124 (English)
      DDI Version: 10.1
   BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 4/6/2012 03:21:52, 909312 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: n/a
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D684-11CF-E877-0A16BEC2C535}
        Vendor ID: 0x1002
        Device ID: 0x95C4
        SubSys ID: 0x3600103C
      Revision ID: 0x0000
      Revision ID: 0x0000
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_A
 Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
                   {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(UYVY,UYVY) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
                   {3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
                   {5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled

[Computer_Commando]

15.4-inch WXGA display specifications:  1280 × 800
p.111; http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01550108.pdf

[Shandy]

Ow ok! Thanks, what a heap of crap this thing is

[Salmon Trout]

what a heap of crap this thing is

I wish you wouldn't keep writing that. It looks childish. It's what it is. Some people would be very glad to have any computer at all. The DV5 range were OK in 2008, a bit over priced maybe, but OK for what they were designed for.

[patio]

Agreed...

[Shandy]

I wish you wouldn't keep writing that. It looks childish. It's what it is. Some people would be very glad to have any computer at all. The DV5 range were OK in 2008, a bit over priced maybe, but OK for what they were designed for.

Really? Because this model had serious over heating issues that HP refused to address, or redress once they knew about it. So unless this one was designed to shut down every 10 minutes, it wasn't very OK at what it was designed for. I have to have a fan tray under it constantly when using it... which is loud. I'd be very glad to have a Bentley, but I wouldn't be pissed off if someone hated their's because it was always breaking down.

[Salmon Trout]

Took him 4 months to think that up. In that time, I found out that two of my friends have this model laptop, and both report that they have worked fine since purchase, and one is going to give his to me when he buys a new one after Christmas, in exchange for a DVD player and a case of not very expensive wine.

[Shandy]

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[BC_Programmer]

1280x800 is the resolution of my laptop and I'm happy with it. I have had overheating issues on one occasion but that was mitigated with a little common sense (not resting it on upholstery when using it for Minecraft being a good start).

That said my laptop isn't an HP. Don't have personal experience with them.

Nonetheless It's a tad sad when you think about it- back when laptops cost upwards of 8 thousand dollars, the feature list was so tiny, and everybody was impressed with it. Now people pay a fraction of the price for a system that is massively more powerful than those systems and don't hesitate to find as many flaws as possible.

eg. I have(or had, rather, finally failed) a Thinkpad 755 CDV. Pentium 75Mhz, 8MB of RAM, 1.5GB Hard disk, 640x480 Active Matrix screen. Cost: $8,680. My Satellite L300 cost me 700 dollars, has 512 times as much memory(4GB), a 2.00Ghz Dual Core processor, a 250GB Hard disk, and a 1280x800 display, for $699. I'm not about to complain too much about it given the massive change in what money can buy in terms of hardware.

[Shandy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLRdRxz9mc

[patio]

I'm thinking an astute  point was missed...

[BC_Programmer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLRdRxz9mc

RELEVANCE NOT FOUND.

[Salmon Trout]

RELEVANCE NOT FOUND.

In Britain, we have a slang expression: "hand shandy". I will not explain it  (unless pressed to do so). It is apt in the present case, seemingly.

[Shandy]

For which I am named, ever since that unfortunate incident in secondary school. I live in Stoke.

[Salmon Trout]

For which I am named, ever since that unfortunate incident in secondary school. I live in Stoke.

I didn't mean to have a go at you - I kind of assumed you were American and wouldn't know what it meant.